Storm Mitigation Planning
Planning Both communities and arborists need to plan ahead for storms. An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. GFC can help communities…
GFC’s Stance on Burning during the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/9/2020)
…defined impact on COVID-19 transmission, complications or severity. We have been in ongoing communication on this issue with Georgia’s air quality regulators, the Environmental Protection Division of DNR, and with…
Smoke Management Plan
Georgia’s basic procedures and requirements for managing smoke from prescribed burns
Prescribed Burn Certification
…procedures and requirements for managing smoke from prescribed burns PDF V Smoke VSmoke-Web is a web-based implementation of VSmoke (Lavdas, 1996) and is designed to assist with planning prescribed burns…
Greater Okefenokee Forest Management Options: A Forest Planning Manual for Wildfire Mitigation
This manual was developed in an effort to identify practical wildfire hazard mitigation techniques; for landowners with a vision for a diverse, dynamic, and healthy fire-maintained ecosystem.
Care For Your Community’s Trees
…GFC Website Community Forestry Friend Program Application The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is rewarding communities and campuses implementing exemplary urban forestry programs with a Community Forestry Friend social media badge….
Understanding Georgia’s Outdoor Burning Laws
…of escape when someone is burning hand-piled vegetation. There are common denominators that come up time and time again when wildfires are caused by someone who burns hand-piled vegetation and…
Tree City USA, Tree Campus Higher Education® & Tree Line USA
…help communities to manage and expand their public trees. Tree City USA Communities in Georgia In Georgia, more than 150 communities have made the commitment to becoming a Tree City…
Prescribed Fire and COVID-19
…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. During the #COVID19 pandemic, it is imperative that prescribed fire practitioners statewide exercise heightened judgement about smoke management. GFC is communicating with…
Burn Permits and Notifications
…Smoke VSmoke-Web is a web-based implementation of VSmoke (Lavdas, 1996) and is designed to assist with planning prescribed burns in the Southern United States. External Website exclamation-circle No resources found-…